GitanoRN BSN, MSN, RN

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    Being a male nurse?

    GitanoRN replied to JLaubach93's topic in Men in Nursing

    first of all let me congratulated you for having the desire to further your education. reading between the lines tells me that you have what i call the will power to over come whatever obstacle you...
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    Are nurses blue or white collar workers?

    GitanoRN replied to digitiminimi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    half &
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    Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    GitanoRN replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    in our facility bsn doesn't get any differential money wise however, $1.00 for national certification. having said that, if the bsn is interested in future management they usually are most likely to...
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    2 Med Errors in 6 months

    GitanoRN replied to shipmanmisty's topic in Patient Medications

    below you'll find similar situations involving nurses with the same issue in previous post regarding your post, i hope these will help you in realizing that mistakes are made and we learned from them...
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    I hate night shift

    GitanoRN replied to carrie_c's topic in General Nursing

    at the beginning of my nursing career i worked the night shift and like yourself i didn't care for it much i wouldn't say i hate it, however, my body couldn't adjust to having meals at 3:am plus my...
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    What size are your Danskos?

    GitanoRN replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    in european shoes i'm a 47 which makes me a size 12 in the states, therefore, when i wore the dansko's i always had a hard time finding them...below you'll find a shoe conversion chart of male/female...
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    Gastric Residual...what would you do in this situation?

    GitanoRN replied to tnelso15's topic in General Nursing

    i agree 100%, however, at times the most logical procedures are viewed to some individuals as foreign, even when an experienced md tries to enlighten their views. once again i would reenforced that...
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    Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    GitanoRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    i would like to thank to all who was involved in this tread, and remind everyone that it was meant as a joke for this reason alone it was placed in the nursing humor/ share jokes section. in addition,...
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    How did you *know* your specialty and when?

    GitanoRN replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    needless to say, i knew that my specialties lay on various units i wasn't conformed with only one for whatever reason as i was exposed to all depts. during my clinical, i kept falling in-love shall we...
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    Is this sneaky?

    GitanoRN replied to sbostonRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    first of all congratulations on landing an interview, i would say that don't exclude your bs degree in biology you earned it therefore, it deserves to be mentioned. having said that, i'm in total...
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    Why is it the highest paid among us...

    GitanoRN replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    first of all, i must say that not all doctors are this inconsiderate, i know of several doctors that prefer to bring their own steth to work. at this level, this is the reason some of of them, make...
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    Nurses aren't supposed to,lol

    GitanoRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    and the beat goes
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    Baffled

    GitanoRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    and the beat goes
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    Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    GitanoRN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    and the beat goes
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    New grad living in misery r/t nurse managers and educator

    GitanoRN replied to maxdog's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i totally agree with the previous post. consequently, when i became nm my priority was the night-shift staff when we had our am meetings, they were leg go first with a handout signed by them informing...
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    It's 2012, and I Was Hired 1 Hour after Graduation!

    GitanoRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    congratulations!!! way to go....
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    TNCC-Advice please

    GitanoRN replied to OCNRN63's topic in Emergency

    i'm aware that this is an old post, however, i wondered if the op did ever decided to take the tncc? having said that, many moons ago when i was nm i took both the atcn & the tncc a couple of...
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    Forced to resign, need advise

    GitanoRN replied to Babyluva's topic in General Nursing

    babyluva, as i wish you the very best in all of your future endeavors, i can see that you have adopted a great attitude and you have learned a valuable lesson, just remember to be honest in those...
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    A question to nurses with children

    GitanoRN replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    it surely depends on the facility where you work or department and their rules and regulations regarding this issue. having said that, the facility where i work takes turns on scheduling our staff...
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    Honesty

    GitanoRN replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in General Nursing

    first of all let me applaud you for going a step further not only contacting the pt. in addition, his daughter to inform them of the situation, that's what i call a reliable & considerate action...
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    nurses in recovery continue to suffer at the hands of board

    GitanoRN replied to hucksloretta's topic in Nurses Recovery

    my heart goes out to you and to all those that are facing this dilemma, however, don't loose the faith...as i wish all of you the very best in all of your future
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    How To Survive (and Thrive) In Nursing School

    GitanoRN replied to 86toronado's topic in General Students

    enlighten article for those who are considering nursing or students in the nursing program. needless to say, this should be posted in the student forum as well...just
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    Tips for Dealing with Difficult Patients...

    GitanoRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    definitely, we all been there done that, got a key chain, t-shirt and a
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    Great offer for nursing students...

    GitanoRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    omg.... i remember those days...
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    Nursing exams - testing your patience

    GitanoRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    blessed her